.. Iran is doing very well in developing munitions and missiles on its own , thank you very much . Then you idiots decide to add these items as a so – called ” throw – in ” to the Iran nukes deal ? How stupid can you get ! ..

.. as joel Gehrke puts it , POTUS made a real blunder in going with his E.O. so early in the Lame Duck session . Because of it , the House can add the funding ban onto the appropriation bill , or even onto a Continuing Resolution . The C.R. can be made to only last partway through the Fiscal Year . Then , the Senate [and Dingy Harry] can be put in a real box ….

.. ergo , POTUS can be put into a real tough situation . Does he want to shut down the government over his lawless E.O. , or not . He just might , especially at ChristmasTime …

.. these days , you have to be very careful of what you Say . No matter where you go . If you screw up , the blunder has a nasty habit of boomeranging right back at you , and then hitting you right between the eyes ….

.. they actually have to pay to have their people present at the event . You know the N.R.A. (who has endorsed Ernst , and has condemned her opponent , anti – gunner Bruce Braley) does not need to do that …

.. and POTUS and his White House staff ‘ s actions are causing the DemoRats to break ranks , at least in private ..

.. the level of the blowout could well be really bad . It will not just happen on its own . The GOP is going to have to work , and work hard , in order to win the election . Some things may happen by surprise . They always seem to happen that way . But , in the end , I think that it could be a very good GOP year …

.. the scandals are causing a great deal of damage to the DemoCraps ‘ own cause . They want to be able to sell the cause of Big Government . They almost always seem to like that . But corruption , incompetence , and lack of care have greatly damaged the cause .

.. it is a warning that the ruling parties in Europe should take heed to , and quickly …

.. this weekend , voters sent European governments a message . They are not happy with their economic circumstances . They are especially unhappy with the parties in government . Those folks had better take heed , otherwise they risk taking a drubbing at the polls at the next national elections in each nation …

.. in nations with a free – market approach , voters were actually happy with what has been happening . Parties in Government [the Baltics , Poland , etc] gained seats . In other nations , voters took out their wrath on the government parties … in the U.k. , the U.K.Independence Party (which wants Britain out of the E.U.) finished first in the voting , with 28% . It was the first time in over 110 years that neither the Conservatives nor Labour finished on top in voting at an election of any kind … take heed , or else …

.. it is now the danger zone for the incumbent . Not only is Jeff Merkely tied to a colossal mess in the CoverOregon debacle , not only is he below the 50% threshhold , he is down towards the 40.0% threshhold , and that is among registered voters …

.. Ouch ! ..

.. there are 14% of the voters that are undecided , and nearly 18.0% of female voters . Jeff Merkely is not yet a Dead Man Walking , but he is in some very , very , very serious political hot water …

.. Quinn is trailing his GOP opponent , financier Bruce Rauner , and has probably one of the worst governing records ever for any Governor who has not been convicted of a crime . A columnist wrote a column comparing black Republicans to Jewish folks in Germany who collarborated with the Nazis . Dumb , isn’t it …

.. Boy , did it ever bomb . It created an uproar in Illinois’ Jewish community , especially in Cook County . They did not like the column as it was , and they disliked Quinn ‘ s endorsement and support of it even more . Quinn and his people quickly disavowed it , and withdrew the tweet . Unfortunately in the Internet Age , the damage has been done . Oh boy , has it ever …

.. Rauner is Jewish , I believe , and that stupid tweet will not help Quinn draw support of jewish Dems to his cause . They might even vote GOP , which may well pretty much cook Quinn ‘ s goose ….

.. POTUS comes from an intellectual tradition that goes for political combat , and treats it as a ” search and destroy ” mission . In his case , though , it is of the Alinskyite School of political tactics …

.. that campaign style rally at the ObamaCrap White House is a disgrace . How in God ‘ s name can they do such a thing , especially when they know (conciously) that what they are doing and have done is a disgrace and a fraud . They have turned the healh care and health insurance of millions of people inside out and upside down , and for no reason . They are perpetrating a fraud on the public to make a political point , which is gross and disgusting . Why ?

.. in the pursuit of a Socialist political agenda , which this country will not stand for !

.. Earl Ray Tomblin is the current Governor of West Virginia . How long he wants to remain in that job is really open to question ..

.. When Election Day comes this fall , no state is likely to get hit by the ” Red ” tide (relatively speaking) more than West Virginia . It has been forever since either chamber of the West VA legislature has been in GOP hands . This fall , that is likely to change . the West VA House is currently narrowly in DemoCrap control . That will likely flip to Red . The West Va Senate is a little more delicate . Iff it gets close enough , some of the Dems could be persauded to switch sides . Then , most likely , both chambers will be in GOP hands …

.. Tomblin will have to wipe his own fanny the next time out . West Virginia is almost suredly to be Red in the next Presidential election , so the topof the ticket will be no help . That candidate and Tomblin will both be wrapped around the failed policies of His Lordship , so it will be interesting to see whether he runs for re – election , or not . There will be no U.S. Senate race the next time , so Joe Manchin will not be able to save his fanny , either …

.. Bruce Braley is a congresscritter from Iowa . He is also a U.S. Senate candidate , running for the open seat that is being left open by the retirement by the departure of Thomas Harkin , a Democrap . He is trying to win the DemoCrap nomination and then the election …

.. Braley is also a lawyer , which normally in Washington , D. C. is an asset . Right now , after his foot – in – mouth stunt , it is not so muc . Basically , Braley attacked farmers in general , and his state ‘ s senior Senator , Charles Grasseley , in particular . In a campaign , to piss off a possible fellow senator is not such a great idea .

.. Braley teed off , attacking farmers , and praising lawyers . Really dumb movve , especially in Iowa . Agriculture is Iowa ‘ s biggest industry , and the state is chock full of farmers , especially ones that vote . They generally do not like lawyers all that much , either …

After Pope Francis met with President Obama, each leader had a different take on their conversation. Where Obama said the conversation focused on income inequality and that social schisms were largely ignored, the Vatican said “religious freedom, life, and conscientious objection” were discussed.

According to Charles Krauthammer, it’s easy to choose who to believe. “On the one hand you’ve got the Bishop of Rome, the Holy See, of whom a billion co-religionists believe in his infallibility,” Krauthammer said. “On the other hand you’ve got a man who said, ‘If you like your plan, you can keep your plan. If you like your doctor you can keep your doctor.’ So who are you going to choose?”

.. I got the uptake on his passing from TAS . He passed away a couple of days ago at the age of 102 …

.. yes , he was a federal district court judge , but the bigger and far more notorious claim to fame was as the Independent Counsel in the Iran – Contra case …

.. [h/t — TAS]..
.. [link] to Professor Paul Kengor ‘ s blog post . This guy is a History professor at Grove City College , and is a stout and strong willed conservative educator …

.. Judge Walsh clearly had it in for the GOP . You can understand that retired Lt. Colonel Ollie North and the late Admiral John Poindexter did some very wrong and very bad things . I do , and I was very pissed at Ollie North for a number of years . Onething that helped me get over it was that the two of them both were screwed over by the system in the Iran – Contra investigation , in particular the games played by Judge Walsh and his I.C. staff …

.. also , it is clear now , as it was then , that Judge Walsh had it in for both Ronald Reagan and for George H. W. Bush . Reagan in particular was suffereing from the effects of Alzheimer ‘ s Disease . Walsh and his team had to recognize the symptoms of it , and took gross liberties with a very , very ill man .

.. also , the stunt that Professor Kengor tells us about what Judge Bill Clark told him about his conversations with Walsh eventually made its way to Papa Bush . I do not believe that Bush 41 would have pardoned Cap Weinberger and the others without the game – playing …

.. one has to figure that Walsh ‘ s stunt at the dawn of the 1992 Presidential Election also had something to do with the pardons . Walsh and his team had no business , none , playing games with a presidential election the way that they did . I believe that Bush 41 would have won the election , most certainly in the Electoral College , with the progress that he was making on the campaign trail. The Election Eve indictments changed all of that , that is for sure …

.. you can bet that people are having a king – size case of buyer ‘ s remorse over Obama ‘ s election in both 2008 , but especially in 2012 . Mitt Romney and John McCain were both clearly superior in quality and charachter to you – know – who ….

… that the ObamaCraps are blowing , on average , $17 million a month on ObamaCrapCare advertising , or ,

.. the White House Chief of Staff is horsing around with an interview on a Cleveland sports – talk station , talking about anything and everything , including ObamaCrapCare , at the time of a serious international crisis [Russia – Ukraine] …

.. what is Denis McDonough thinking ? There is a serious international crisis in progress , and it requires serious thinking and his full attention . Yet this idiot is screwing around , yacking on a sports – talk station . He is even pitching ObamaCrapCare . There is enough pitching of that bull[bleep] going on as it is , for God ‘ s sake , you moron .

.. it relates to the latest game – playing by the ObamaCrap Administration and the Department of Health and Human Services . They have created a ” hardship ” exemption that is so loose vitually anyone could conceivably apply for it …

.. given the law , the letter of the law , and the spirit , this is something that should come from a change in the law that comes from Congress . With the ObamaCraps , no salt . They open that , it opens the whole ball of wax …

.. this Illinois woman (name of Delilah Nelson) had to make a tough choice ….

.. she does want health insurance . However , the premium costs of ObamaCrapCare are waaaaay off the charts . The health insurance premiums are bad enough . Then , you add in the deductibles …. Wow !! …

.. she is making the choice … she will pay the ObamaCrapCare penalty , rather than pay the exorbitant premiums , much less the deductible …

.. Obama is in Fantasyland . His debates are with fellow faculty . He is acting as if the world is the way that he wants it to be , not the way it really is . Also , the Washington ComPost is right .

.. I wish that Obama would quit , and take Biden with him . At least John Boehner would be a realist about the world . Ying and Yang have their heads in the clouds . Meanwhile , people are dying , and many other millions are being needlessly put at risk because of their “faculty lounge” stupidity …

.. god help the DemoCraps if they lose the Senate . Especially if they lose by big numbers . It does not take going from the low 50s or the mid 50s to 67 all that hard once the case is made in public …

.. his nominee to head the Civil Rights Division of the Department of InJustice , law professor Debo Adegbile , was shot down today [Wednesday 03/05/2014] . The vote was 53 against , and 47 for the nomination …

.. Ouch ! …

.. effectively , the nomination is dead . The Senate GOP conference (all 45 senators) were unanimous against the nominee . It took 7 Dems to come across to vote against the nomination …. Does anyone think that the votes will change ? I do not …

.. Coons and Casey will not . Coons is from Delaware , and his state is dominated by Philadelphia ‘ s media market . Casey is from nearby suburban Philly ; he could never run again and have a realistic chance at winning . Manchin is a true moderate , and is from West Virginia ‘ s panhandle , running along PA ‘ s southern border [the Mason – Dixon line] . He is well aware of the Daniel Faulkner murder case .

.. John Walsh ? He is brand new , having been appointed to replace Max Baucus . His election race will be hard enough . Mark Pryor ? Dead Man Walking … Joe Donnelly (IN) and Heidi Heitkamp (ND) ? they cannot change , either , or they would get their heads handed to them in issue ads ..

.. other red state Dems will be under intense fire to reverse their support . Mary Landrieux is one . Kay Hagan is another . I would add Mark Warner (VA) , Mark Udall (Co) , and Jeanne Shaheen (NH) . They all voted in favour of Adegbile , and they are on the hot seat this fall . They will catch hell in issue ads …

.. the co – ordination with Enroll America , H.H.S. , and the ObamaCrap White House ? That is one thing .

.. however , the fundraising for Enroll America ? One Hundred percent illegal . It violates the Public Health Service Act , as well as , more importantly , the Anti – Deficiency Act . You cannot have people working in government soliciting money outside of the budgetary process , and using it to spend on purposes related to their department . She cannot do that .

.. Project Veritas (that is Jim O ‘ Keefe , again) caught Sensenbrenner in the act of making a political ass of himself . The U.S. Supreme Court had sound reasons for ruling the way that it did in Shelby County v. Holder . The information that the Department of InJustice was using was from 1965 , for God ‘ s Sake . The bail – out provisions in the law were grossly unjust . There was no practical way for a covered jurisdiction to escape coverage , if Main InJustice did not want them to . There was no procedural or substantial due process at all …

.. And , now , Jim Sensenbrenner wants to give this power back to Main InJustice . Especially to this administration ‘ s Department of InJustice . What is this idiot thinking ? Those idiots in Eric Holder ‘ s InJustice Department are a bunch of radical leftist racists . They would run wild with this power and grossly abuse it , like they have already …

.. this time , the dummies misdesigned CoverOregon , and it let in so – called ” undocumented immigrants ” [read : illegals] . Call them what you will , but they are not supposed to be covered in those creatures called ObamaCrapCare exchanges . Whoops …

.. Boy , Oh Boy , it is going to be fun come November . John Kitzhaber , Jeff Merkely & Co are going to get a thorough scrubbing at the election polls . How many of them survive ? Who knows ? Given the numbers in the Oregon legislature , one chamber or both will likely go Red [Republican] . They could even have a Republican Governor , given the disgrace that Kitz has made of himself ….